Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-12
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s23o, ,933; CUSTOMS $500, ,347.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS T0-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s23o, ,933; CUSTOMS $620,34
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS. Commander
Davis has reported to the Navy Department the
arrival OF the training squadron at Lisbon July
II The Ossipee sailed from Charleston, Mass,
yesrepday; nd1d yo The Constellation sailed from New
commanding the European squadron, reports that
on June Sd Passed Assistant Surgeon j. NJ. Edgar
was transferred from the Quinnebaug to the Pen
sicOla.
THE TINE OF Ex-Gov. SHEPHERDS SUGGESTED
VISIT to Washington is so uncertain, ard, indeed,
there Is SO much doubt as to whether he Will be
here this summer or autumn at all, that his
lr1enos. whose name Is legion, have decided to
postpone preparations to receive him until definite
Information is obtained. IL is hardly necessary to
auu that he Will have an enthusiastic reception
When be does come.
A NAVAL COURT MARITAL, to consist OF Captain
6. c. Wiltse, Commanders c. s. Gotten and p. II.
Cooper, Let Commanders G. C. Retter and E. s.
Houston, Leuts. B. Richards and Hugo OSterhaus,
been ordered to meet at Norfolk July 10, for the
trlai OF BoatSwatn j. A. BriSco, charged With
drunkenness on duty.
ARMY ORDERs.--Assistant Surgeons L. n. Mans
and H.. o. Perley, ordered to accompany the
11th infantry In changing station from the
East. Assistant surgeon Mans relieving Assistant
surgeon j. B. Girard from duty at Fort schuyler,
New York Harbor. and Assistant Surgeon Perley
reporting for duty at Fort Wayne, Mich. Leave
1or SIX months IS granted First Lieut.. NJ. p Maus,
first infantry.
WASHINGTON BIDDERs.-The following are the
Washington bidders for furnishing stationery sup
plies to the Interior Department: John Z; Parker,
Wm eastSn Son k1pP Res J. Ma4Rsan
$: f. Ware, Melville Lindsay, r. K. Helphenstine,
George Ryneal and Fred A. Schmidt.
THE CONTRACTS to furnish stationery supplies to
the Department Of Justice during the present fiscal
year have been awarded to the following bidders:
Chapman and Wyckon, seamans { Benedict, Of
washington, and Detre Blackburn, OF Ph1la-
delphia.
SECRETARY FA1RCH1LD has gone to his home In
Casenovia, N. " for vacation OF about ten days.
Assistant Secretary Thompson Is sact1ng Secretary.
THE PAINTINGS with which the celebrated artist,
Brumldi adorned the ceiling Of the main veStbule
In the White House during Grants Presidency, are
being restored.
ORDERED TO RENDEZVOUS AT observation-disclosures
have been received at San Francisco showing that
the L. S. Pacific squadron has been ordered to
rendezvous at Honolulu. The squadron includes
the Alert, four guns, now at CallaO Peru; the
Jun1ata, eight guns, at Panama, and the flagship
Vandalia, eight guns, which has already sailed
from Peru. The 1rOquOiS has been ordered to San
Francisco for repairs before sailing The Asiatic
squadron, consisting OF six men-of-war, Will also
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length of time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid In advance.
POSTAL CLERKS Do Nor NEED TO MEET IN Con-
vENTIoN.-In response to an inquiry from a rail-
way postal clerk as to whether the Postmaster
General would favor the holding q convention OF
postal clerks OF the sixth division, or the OBJ
Department their needs, Mr.. Villas replied that In
his opinion such convention was unnecessary, as
clerks can make known such suggestions as may
occur to them without meeting In convention.
CANNOT BB IMPORTED FREE OF DUrY.-Assistant
Secretary Maynard has decided that he has
no authority to grant the request OF the Ladies'
Tabernacle Society Of washington for the free
entry OF 500 meters damasks, $50 meters lining
silks and ~ woven silk crosses TO be imported by
Messrs. Hamilton Easter Sons for the use OF said
society In making veSLments for poor churches
throughout the country. The Department has
heretofore decided that church vestments are
entitled to free entry but that IL has also decided
that materials for making such vestments are not
included in the term "regalia-"
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs Cleveland and Col. La
mont got to the Victoria Hotel, in New York city,
about 6:3O o'clock last evening, and dined in the
big private apartment On the second story facing
5th avenue. The President heard that Queen
Kapiolan1 was guest at the hotel, but, as both
he and Mrs. Cleveland were wear1ed by the jour-
ney, they did not wait upon the queen personally
but sent Col. Lamont to present the good wishes
OF the President and his wife to her majesty. The
party drove to the Grand Central at $3.50 O'Clock
to get the 9:15 train for Holland Patent, which
Ing to visit his sister there to-day. On Wednesday
he will go with Mrs. Cleveland to the Clinton cen
he GG TO
leaving Utica the President and Mrs. Cleveland
will visit the Rev. William N. Cleveland, the Pres
ident's brother at Forestport.
PERSONAL---VERY. Admiral Le Roy, Ex-Governor
Foster OF Ohio, and ex-Representative Miles of
Connecticut, were registered in New York last
Miss NJ. A. Hunter and Miss c. f. Hunter Of this
city, were among recent arrivals at the Deer Park
Norris Ransom Norris, Miss Emma Norris, o. O.
Stealey, }. P. Leedom and JAS. C: Hornblower of
Senator Hawley has arrived in London.-W. H.
Stacy OF Boston, T.. W: Bush Of Cincinnati, G. E.
Buckley OF Philadelphia. and Henry A. Williams
YORK and VI Aiexander Of Philadelphia, are NeM at
the Nat1onaL-I. Schwerin and ChaS. N. Tainuor
| or New York, A. Barrett of Boston, H. H. POpple-
ton OF Cleveland, are at W1llard's.-A. E. Hunt OF
Pittsburg S: W. McCollum OF Lockport N. Y, and
II. ID. Donnelly of New York. are at the Riggs.-
s. b. McFarlane OF Philadelphia, Fred Sch1itze of
HoboRen and Chas. E. Aiken Of Chicago, are at the
AruDStOn.-W. "A. DOmer is spending his vaCa-
tlon at Cresson Springs, Pa.-Capt. A. d. Peck,
1r and Lieut.. Jas. w. Burr, OF the Massachusetts
Bicycle Club Of Boston, are registered at the st.
James-Miss Annie NJ. WalbOrn leaves to-day
for an extended trip through Pennsylvania
Geo. F. Petty and his sister Angela are spending
their vacation near Lower Cedar Point, Md.
Secretary Lanlar's Successor.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS PRESSING EX-REPRESENTATIyE
HAMMOND FOR THE POSSIBLE VACANCY.
In political circles speculation is still rife as to
the successor of Secretary Lamar in the Cabinet
| when the latter shall have been appointed to the
Supreme Bench Senator RansOmS very emphatic
declaration through THE STAR that he would not
exchange his seat In the Senate for place in the
Cabinet seems to have been accepted in good faith
by the pOcal prOgn0sticators. In connection with
the suggestion that Senator COlqutt would succeed
Secretary Lamar, one Of the reasons assigned for
the appointment was that it would enable GOV
Gordon, OF Georgia, to return to the U. s. Senate